first realized item on the light meridiangeneral info point of the light meridian by a private familyarchitect marc van schuylenbergh

3 • N 48°22’18” aire de gravon #fr aire de repos / landscape art

one of the few aesthetic ‘rest stops’ at the french motorway APRR was built by the landscape achitect and sculptor gilbert weil (fr). the implantation is adapted to the existing biotope, and can be seen both from the air and on the ground. the the light meridian art line crosses this extraordinary project

4 • N 45°51’20” clermont-ferrand #fr piste ladoux, michelin

the site covers 450 hectares. there are 20 test tracks for a total length of 45 km, used to perform tests of tires / michelin corporate foundation

the LIGHT MERIDIAN repeatedly crosses the french toll-free A75 motorway ‘la méridienne’ A75 / E11 a specially for tourism designed toll-free and meandering autoroute from clermont-ferrand to narbonne

7 • N 44°02’45” millau #fr landart monument / at 1989 the mayor of millau invited all the students of millau to plant each a black pine tree spelling out the date of the 200 years anniversary of the birth of france / it is only visible from the air / the light meridian passes through this land art project

8 • N 43°19’07” montady #fr vineyards in a SOLAR CIRCLE

the light meridian cuts through a landscape that looks like a sun with rays of light and only visible from the sky

the fundació vila casas is a private non-profit making organisation which has the promotion of contemporary catalan art as its main aim.with five exhibition centres, all part of the catalan architectural heritage / the palau solterra museum is the fundació vila casas museum of contemporary photography (national and international artists) located in the town of torroella de montgrí in the empordà region of catalonia / it was opened in 2000 / there are presently approximately 200 contemporary photographs on display by artists from around the world.

at the solar noon, with your back to ‘el faro’, you can see how the rays of the sun are reflected in a wide band of light from north to south and out to the horizon, along the light meridian. (picture at the solar noon: 14/10/2013 at 1.32 PM)

THE LIGHT MERIDIAN INTERCONNECTSINTRIGUING STARTING POINTS AND TERMINI IN NORTH AFRICA

on behalf of the african union (au), algeria opens soon le grand musée d’afrique with art from all african countries// the museum is set in a garden of 14 ha, with seeds from all african regions // exhibitions are highlighted taking into account the time and the position of the sun